Meena Hukam Counselling, Vancouver

Meena is a seasoned counselling professional with over 35 years of experience supporting individuals, families, and communities in Canada and the UK.

Meena supports clients to identify relational patterns and core beliefs that may be self limiting, and encourages them on their journey to regain equilibrium, purpose and meaningful connections in their lives.

She adapts her counselling approach to harness individual strengths and internal resilience, ensuring that the counselling process is collaborative, empowering and enabling. She aims to guide clients towards their unique inner knowing and authenticity.

Meena earned her Master’s in Advanced Social Work from the University of Westminster (London, UK), where she was recognized with the Advanced Award in Social Work. Since qualifying Meena has undertaken numerous specialist courses and remains interested in themes, issues and critical debates within Social Work and Counselling Practice.

She is a Registered Social Worker and holds membership with professional associations such as the BC College of Social Workers, the BC Association of Social Workers, and the Canadian Association of Social Workers

Meena has a compassionate and curious approach. She begins with each person’s distinctive life story and worldview, listening carefully to the challenges and experiences they present.

She adapts her counselling approach to harness individual strengths and internal resilience, ensuring that the counselling process is collaborative, empowering and enabling. She aims to guide clients towards clarity and purpose.

Meena supports clients to identify relational patterns and core beliefs that may be self limiting, and encourages them on their journey to regain equilibrium, purpose and meaningful connections in their lives.

Meena’s theoretical perspectives are individually focused but framed within the understanding of political, social and cultural dimensions of inter-relational power.

She has a wealth of experience in working with many communities, including First Nations, racialized minorities, diverse abilities, women, those with chronic health conditions, disabilities, bereaved individuals, BIPOC and LGBTQ2SI individuals.

Meena possesses specialized training and expertise in abandonment, abuse, Trauma, relationship violence, violation, anxiety, depression, family conflict, grief, loss, bereavement, life transitions, self-esteem, communication and conflict resolution.

She integrates a range of theoretical and practice methodologies including Trauma informed approaches, Attachment theory, Internal Family Systems, Somatic Experiencing, Polyvagal Theory, Feminist Approaches, Existential and Humanistic perspectives.